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Percy, family name of dukes and earls of Northumberland Northumberland (nôrthŭm`bərlənd), county (1991 pop. 300,600), 2,019 sq mi (5,229 sq km), NE England. ..... Click the link for more information. . Percy 1. Sir Henry, known as Harry Hotspur. 1364--1403, English rebel, who was killed leading an army against Henry IV 2. Thomas. 1729--1811, English bishop and antiquary. His Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765) stimulated the interest of Romantic writers in old English and Scottish ballads Percy personification of “sissy.” [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Effeminacy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some years ago the distinguished American novelist Walker Percy remarked how many converts to the Roman Catholic Church had been influenced by the writings of C. Its lovely antebellum homes figure in the novels of Walker Percy and Anne Rice; Jefferson Davis was born there; and both Loyola and Tulane universities snuggle side by side on St. Capps' novel ``Off Magazine Street'' and adapted for the screen by its first-time director, Shainee Gabel, ``Long'' goes down a path Carson McCullers, Tennessee Williams, Walker Percy and dozens of others have blazed before, at a more leisurely, gentler gait than most. |
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